Collaborative Action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention: Principles for Enacting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #33

Lindsay Wolfson, Nancy Poole, Melody Morton Ninomiya, Deborah Rutman, Sherry Letendre, Toni Winterhoff, Catherine Finney, Elizabeth Carlson, Michelle Prouty, Audrey McFarlane, Lia Ruttan, Lisa Murphy, Carmen Stewart, Lisa Lawley and Tammy Rowan
Additional contact information
Lindsay Wolfson: Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1 Canada
Nancy Poole: Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1 Canada
Melody Morton Ninomiya: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, ON N6G 4X8, Canada
Deborah Rutman: Nota Bene Consulting Group, Victoria, BC V8R 1P8, Canada
Sherry Letendre: Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Glenevis, AB T0E 0X0, Canada
Toni Winterhoff: Stó:lō Service Agency, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5, Canada
Catherine Finney: Stó:lō Service Agency, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5, Canada
Elizabeth Carlson: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Michelle Prouty: Skidegate Health Centre, Skidegate, BC V0T 1S1, Canada
Audrey McFarlane: Lakeland Centre for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Cold Lake, AB T9M 1P1, Canada
Lia Ruttan: Independent Scholar, Edmonton, AB T6J 0V5, Canada
Lisa Murphy: Lakeland Centre for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Cold Lake, AB T9M 1P1, Canada
Carmen Stewart: Kermode Friendship Society, Terrace, BC V8G 2N7, Canada
Lisa Lawley: Kermode Friendship Society, Terrace, BC V8G 2N7, Canada
Tammy Rowan: Mount Carmel Clinic, Winnipeg, MB R2W 5L4, Canada

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: The association between fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), residential schools and subsequent assimilatory policies in Canada is of such significance that it was included in the groundbreaking Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Final Report through Call to Action #33, which focuses on collaboratively developing FASD prevention programs in Indigenous communities. A consensus statement with eight tenets for enacting Call to Action #33 was co-developed in May 2017 using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach during and after a meeting on Indigenous approaches to FASD prevention held in Canada. The consensus statement provides guidance for creating community-based, culture-led FASD prevention programs in Indigenous communities. The eight tenets reflect the diverse perspectives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants, are grounded in available research evidence, and align with Indigenous worldviews and wellness models. This paper uses the consensus statement and eight exemplary FASD prevention programs from Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada to highlight identity, culture, and relationships as central elements of FASD prevention in Indigenous communities. The consensus statement provides guidance for developing community- and culture-led FASD prevention programs and highlights the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems in developing and researching FASD prevention in, and with, Indigenous communities.

Keywords: FASD; Two-Eyed Seeing; indigenous knowledge; prevention; alcohol; maternal health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (4)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/9/1589/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/9/1589/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:9:p:1589-:d:228743

Access Statistics for this article

IJERPH is currently edited by Ms. Jenna Liu

More articles in IJERPH from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().